HFCS Budget Passes Easily

by Alex Brooks The Hoosick Falls Central School Budget passed with 459 votes in favor and 193 votes against. The proposition for purchase of buses and vehicles passed with 464 votes in favor and 184 votes against. Greg Laurin and Laurie Gormley were re-elected to the School Board. Each will have a new 3 year [...]

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HFCS Adopts 2012-2013 Budget

by Alex Brooks The Hoosick Falls School Board adopted the budget for  the 2012-13 school year last week. Total spending of $20,984,082 is up by a little over $1 million, which is just over 5%. About $349,000 of the new money will come from an increase in State aid, about $465,000 will come from a [...]

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After Lawsuit HFCS Reinstates Dennis James

by Alex Brooks The Hoosick Falls School Board reinstated a member of the District’s custodial staff, Dennis James, after his attorney successfully challenged his dismissal in court, and the District was ordered to impose a less severe penalty.

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HFCS Nears Final Budget With Tax Levy Increase At 2%

by Alex Brooks The Hoosick Falls School District’s budget for next year is getting near its final form now that the State Budget has been passed. The District learned this week that it will get $133,000 more in State aid than had been expected before, bringing the total increase in State aid for operating expenses [...]

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HFCS Gets Mystery Money

by Alex Brooks Hoosick Falls School Superintendent Ken Facin said at last week’s School Board meeting that he had received notice from the State Education Department Division of the Budget that the Hoosick Falls District will be receiving an additional $30,000 in “general operating support.” Facin said that so far he has been unable to [...]

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Third HFCS Outdoor Expo

by Bea Peterson The nice thing about the Hoosick Falls Central School Outdoor Expo is that it was strictly educational and informational. No gimmicks, nothing to buy. NYS DEC personnel had information on wildlife game laws, regulations and enforcement. Trout Unlimited had demonstrations on fly tying and fly fishing, and there was a 4-H Shooting [...]

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Lack Of Trophy Doesn’t Diminish HFCS Bowlers’ Accomplishment

by Bea Peterson “Plaques or trophies don’t really matter; we know what we accomplished,” said HFCS Bowling Coach Bob Lang. Of course they matter, but he is also right. He and the team know what they accomplished. What the team did this season was win the Class C-D Division Bowling Championship for the fourth time [...]

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Acceptance Of Non-Resident Students Approved By HFCS Board

by Alex Brooks At its meeting on Thursday, February 16, the Hoosick Falls Central School District Board gave unanimous final approval to a policy which allows the District to accept non-resident students on a tuition basis when it has the capacity in its existing programs to do so. Any requests from the parents of non-resident [...]

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HFCS To Appeal Disqualification Of Bowling Team From State Tournament

by Bea Peterson On Friday, February 17, the Times Union reported that the Hoosick Falls Bowling Team had been stripped of its Section II Class C-D Bowling Championship and its place in the March State Tournament because it did not complete the paperwork required when seventh or eighth grade students compete in a varsity sport.

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HFCS Presents First Draft Of Budget

by Alex Brooks The first draft of the Hoosick Falls School District budget was presented last week. Superintendent Ken Facin called the situation “challenging,” but he set a goal of developing a budget that does not exceed a 2% tax levy increase, with minimal impact on staffing and student programming. He said, “We have some [...]

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